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Abel-Ruffini theorem en · PROPN

Etymology

Named after Paolo Ruffini, who made an incomplete proof in 1799, and Niels Henrik Abel, who provided a proof in 1824.

Meanings

  1. A theorem stating that there is no solution in radicals to general polynomial equations of degree five or higher with arbitrary coefficients.

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Synonyms

Abel's impossibility theorem